Category: New York City Ballet
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UIEX
observations 10-13Maria let the cat out of the bag. Maria opened the barn door and let the horses out. Thanks, Maria for telling us via Instagram that Zachary Catazaro has been promoted to principal dancer.…
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NYCB 10/7
Violins and valedictorySaturday evening's NYCB performance which was the Farewell Performance by principal dancer Rebecca Krohn, was danced to three violin concertos. John Corigliano’s The Red Violin was the inspiration for Peter Martins’ 2006 choreography of…
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Jared & Yuriko return!
Just for one night. Sunday, October 22nd at the Ailey Citigroup Theater on West 55th Street & 9th Avenue. Jared Matthews and Yuriko Kajiya are producers of this benefit performance for the victims of…
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NYCB 10/5 All Blissful Balanchine
With 60% of NYCB's fall season gone, we finally got our first Balanchine ballets last night. Yep, we had to wait for the 17th performance out of a 28-performance season before being allowed a…
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NYCB Swan Lake 9/27
Devil worshipTiler Peck’s Odile leaned an arabesque into the chest of the young Chase Finlay’s Siegfried as if asking him if he wanted some – ahem – candy. “Yes!” he cried helplessly. She then straightened…
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NYCB Swan Lake 9/26
Less is moreWhat totally surprising, totally terrific debuts in Swan Lake last night by Megan Fairchild and Gonzalo Garcia. Gone were the excessive arm flapping, angst, and cat-howling of other NYCB Odettes. Gone was the deer-in-the-headlights…
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NYCB Swan Lake 9/22
Off the Siegfried SchneidWatching someone else’s dreams come true can make your own heart go all puddly-messy. And so it was last evening when Zachary Catazaro finally got to dance the role of Prince Siegfried in Peter…
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observations 9-11
Saddened but not surprised to hear that Robert Fairchild will leave New York City Ballet in a month. His final performances will be October 14th and 15th in Duo Concertant opposite Sterling Hyltin. BUT…
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observations 8-7.1
This is a shame. There's no doubt about the challenges of raising kids these days. It's almost a 24/7 job trying to keep track of them and keep them on the right road. We're…
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observations 7-25
We're so sorry to hear that Rebecca Krohn will retire from NYCB during the fall season, but it is wonderful to know that she and her lovely, unaffected, honest and scrupulous style of dancing…
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Lincoln Center Festival 2017
Bolshoi Ballet, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet
Runnin’ the Jewels at LCOh, Jeezle Pete, eyebrows are raising everywhere in Haglundville. Sorry, Mr. LL Cool J, your ballet-suggestive song is too tempting. Pardon our absence these past few days, but we’ve been giddy as a…
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observations 6-13
Mariinsky Ballet tickets go on sale at the Kennedy Center in one month (July 12th to the public, July 5th to members) for the October 17-22 run of La Bayadere. At least that company…
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observations 5-21
Casting change for next week's Whipped Cream has been posted. Due to Herman Cornejo's injury, Jeffrey Cirio will substitute on Tuesday night. Let's hope that McKenzie doesn't drop to that very low default position…
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NYCB Spring Gala 5/4
Random sketches to nowhereAlexei Ratmansky’s newest work for New York City Ballet, Odessa, which premiered at the company’s spring gala last night, is set to Leonid Desyatnikov’s Sketches to Sunset. The music was composed 25 years ago…
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Here and Now festival – 4/25
New York City Ballet used to be called
The House of BalanchineThat’s how the company will be routinely described in the not too distant future if the company maintains its current path. What a disheartening, disappointing, disturbing first evening of the Here and Now…